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Last here almost exactly two years ago, Broadway juggernaut "Wicked" is back, dragon still snarling, witches still flying and monkeys still screeching. Except for minor restaging, the show remains essentially unchanged. In fact, it runs like clockwork — both the strength and weakness of "Wicked." Like a child of the huge productions of the 1980s — "Phantom of the Opera," "Miss Saigon" and their ilk — "Wicked" burst onto Broadway in 2003. It was spectacle for a new generation, and it struck a chord. Written by Winnie Holzman with music by Stephen Schwartz, "Wicked" still packs in crowds in New York....

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